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Books by
Homer Hickam
WE ARE NOT AFRAID
SKY OF STONE
THE COALWOOD WAY
BACK TO THE MOON
OCTOBER SKY
Author Bibliography
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Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys was translated into 8 languages, made into a
film (October Sky) and spent many weeks on The New York Times bestseller
list. The story continued in a second book, The Coalwood Way, which captured more
of the spirit of Coalwood, West Virginia.
October brings the publication of the next installment in Hickam's memoir trilogy, Sky
of Stone. Read more about this down-to-earth author whose works deal with reaching for
the stars while keeping your feet --- and ideals --- grounded.
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Fast Facts
- Paco, Homer's black and white cat, made history by being the first cat in space! Actually, Paco had his meows transmitted into Spacelab J.
- The movie title October Sky is an anagram of the book's title Rocket Boys.
- Homer currently is in the planning stages of making Rocket Boys into a play.
- Homer was almost killed pulling a cast iron pipe out from underneath railroad tracks. He wanted to use it for rocket supplies.
- Although the character of Homer in the movie October Sky quits school at one point to work in the mines, Homer himself never did this. In fact, he went on the get several post graduate degrees.
- Homer was always jealous of the relationship his father and older brother Jim had ---His older brother was a star athlete.
- Homer trained the first Japanese astronauts.
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Bio
Homer Hickam is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller October Sky as well as the acclaimed follow-up to October Sky, The Coalwood Way. He is also the author of Back to the Moon and Torpedo Junction, as well as numerous articles for such publications as Smithsonian Air and Space and American History Illustrated. He lives with his wife in Huntsville, Alabama — Rocket City, USA.
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